With one of the highest literacy rates in the world two-third of the USA and European population is ignorant about Islam and Muslims. Some Western “experts” have been studying Muslim cultures religion and history and presenting conclusions that are often biased inaccurate and even offensive. To make matter worst mainstream media has joined “experts” in wrongfully portraying Muslims as new enemy of the West. With Western political and economic incursions in the Muslim lands for resources and markets share reactions and counter-reactions from Muslim and Western extremists is further fueling the hatred and fear on both sides

Fortunately some of the Western scholars and writers are beginning to realize the unintended consequences of Western political and economic policies. Our goal is to cite work of those scholars in our research to achieve better understanding and equitable relations between Muslims and the West

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